Scared To Death

Just some Halloween fun

 

Bump, bump, bump goes the night

Thump, thump, thump goes your heart.

The feeling of eyes in the shadows

Weighs heavy on your mind.

Every step you take

Sends a chill down your spine.

A glance over the left shoulder

Followed by the right

Produces nothing but paranoia.

Is that wicked laughter in your head

Or a trick of the moon’s subliminal command.

Your heals click quicker,

         Crunching leaves gets louder,

                  Breathing almost impossible

                  As if invisible hands grasp your throat.

Stumbling, you fall

Ripping your pantyhose,

All you care about is getting home.

Drawing closer

         Voices getting louder

                  While multiplying.

Now certain the beating you hear

Is your heart coming out your ears.

Finally the light is ahead,

You run without looking back…

Grasping the knob,

The feel of a hand on your shoulder.

Screaming as you turn to see

A blurred vision of the reaper greeting you.

Awaken to see the faces of

Witches, goblins, mummies and vampires

Observing you along with…

Alice In Wonderland and a smurf?

Dang you forgot tonight was

The big Halloween party.

You laugh in the face of death… of your pride.

Reviews

[Ruth]

Always got time for a Halloween poem! No matter what time of year! lol
Spooky hon, but with a lashing of you in there..you have an exhilirating nature and it shines in your work xoxo

[Desert Dreamer]

Thanks for the fun halloween poem. :)

[Daytonight]

What a wonderful Halloween piece! Well done! Keep on penning.

[closed account]

LOL!! love this!! it was a fun ride down scary lane!!

[An owl on the moon]

I'm still in the Halloween mood, though a few days have passed! Thanks for rocking us into the season of ghouls and more, and the visions of fun-filled candy buckets. Ahhh, I remember those days. Love your twists and turns, my friend!

[Bare trees]

Always a good poem from you and your imagination. Loved the ending.

[Liza]

wow! tension building is intense - you really dove deep into the senses of fear - it crept in through each line getting louder after the next; the last line was hopeful for me...the face of death of my pride...that was some fiery lines!

[Muse]

The smurfs always gave me nightmares as a kid...lol.

[Joanna Maharis]

A beautiful take on Halloween, with a great sense of humor.

Great irony in this poem rides perfect as a rollercoaster of dark humor.... lol
Good work!